Dasheen Lecture Draws Mobile Crowd
The Dasheen lecture titled Dasheen as a Product was delivered by BE Reynolds. It described Asia vegetable prepared like Irish forms, used in rolls with wheat flour, tender shoots as a side dish and big leaves cooked with turnips. A Friday 11 am demonstration by Mrs Jessica Maguire of the canning club department will be held in the club parlors at St Joseph and St Louis streets, inviting every Mobile housewife to attend.
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BE. Reynolds
Fire destroys seven buildings in Raleigh
A Raleigh fire on May 2 swept through the business district, destroying seven buildings with an estimated total loss of 200000. The blaze originated in a wooden stable and spread to the Wyatt Hardware building on Wilmington Street and adjacent structures. The Brewer cotton warehouse and Raleigh Real Estate building were among the losses, with extensive damage to cotton and other properties. Durham assisted as Raleigh gained control.
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Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh Fire Department
Durham
Wyatt Hardware
Wilmington Street
Frank Stronach
Raleigh Real Estate
Brewer Cotton
Ice price fight continues as Weinacker testifies
Local ice maker Robert M. Weinacker told a Home Economics Club meeting he cannot promise price reductions and that independent firms will keep Mobile consumers from being forced to buy only from a trust. He offered to allow an audit and cited letters from several cities. The club vows to fight for lower prices and seeks unity among housewives across multiple communities.
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Robert M. Weinacker
Ice Trust
Home Economics Club
Weinacker
Combine
Montgomery
Selma
Birmingham
Gulfport
Biloxi
Pensacola
James R. Hagan
Home -Economics Club
Inez Morris
Housewives’ League of
New Orleans
Marie Bankhead
Meridian
Hagan
Erwin Craighead
Binnacle Lamp Club Gains New Brass Instrument
A special meeting of the Binnacle Lamp Club commends Captain I T Newbury for installing a polished brass binnacle at the Mobile Ship Chandlery lounge. Skippers praise the piece as nautical moonlight and vote to make the room the club’s permanent HQ as the Sybilla yacht overhauls locally.
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Binnacle Lamp Club
I. T. Newbury
Mexican Gulf
Jack Hunter
Rog Bullock
Manly Recommended for Citronelle Postmaster
J. F. Manley, a leading Citronelle resident, is recommended for postmaster at Citronelle by Congressman Oscar L. Gray. The stipend is 1500 dollars annually plus 300 dollars for clerk hire. nine residents sought the position, succeeding George H. Brown whose term ends April 9.
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J. F. Manley
Citronelle
Mobile County
Oscar L. Gray
Mobile District
Mr. Manley
George H. Brown
Leon Halle
W. Thompson
Robert L. Simmons
and Thomas Jernigan
American Liberty Day Promises Loyal German American Display
A June 4 gathering at Sheepshead Speedway under German American and Austro Hungarian societies aims to show loyalty to the United States. Floats honor German parentage figures Molly Pitcher von Steuben de Kalb Passorius Muehlenberg Carl Schurz and Franz Sigel. A Civil War veteran march and a 1600 girl living American flag will feature before the national anthem and flag salute.
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New York
America
Sheepshead Speedway
Molly Pitcher
von Steuben
de Kalb
Pastorius
Muehlenberg
Carl Schurz
Franz Sigel
Christchurch Chooses Vestrymen for Year
A large meeting of Christchurch communicants at the parish house elected vestrymen for the coming year. The treasurer and finance committee reported the parish sound financially. Elected were George H. Dunlap J B Thornton J R Mighell A L Johnston H D beg J D With George D B Harris M W Harrison J T Inge W H Monk Jr and P W Tompkins.
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Christchurch
Messrs
George H. Dunlap
J. B. Thornton
J. R. Mighell
A. L. Johnston
H. D. Beg J. D
George DB
Large Delegation Sought for Mobile to Centennial
Mobile's Dtobite Chamber of Commerce seeks the largest delegation from the city to the Tuscaloosa Centennial. A registration room will open at the Chamber once railroad rates are known. President M Bailey oversees plans to cement Mobile's trade ties with the Warrior River region.
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Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Dtobite Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
M. Bailey
Ry - 4
Warrior River
April Raininess Quietly Dips In Monthly Summary
The weather bureau reports April had rain on only seven days, with the 20th and 21st marking the heaviest precipitation at 2.01 and 1.72 inches respectively. The month saw 15 partly cloudy days, 4 cloudy, and 11 clear, making it the dampest spring period yet with a normal average of 66.0 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Reservations for New York Philharmonic Concerts Limited
Announcement states all ticket reservations for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra concerts must be paid by Saturday. Afterward tickets are only available at the Lyric box office. reservations not held. The Music Lovers Association office of Hans Curiel is handling reservations this week. Mr. Carter asks reserved patrons to call his office promptly.
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lyric
Music Lovers Association
Hans Curiel
City Bank
Road Betterment Is Souths Hobby
Joseph H. Hobson, a leading gravel operator based in Hattiesburg and New Orleans, visited Mobile to handle interests and renew acquaintances. He says road improvement in the summer months is the most extensive ever seen in the South, based on county boards seeking vast gravel. Hobson previously gained fame in Mobile after the 1906 hurricane for rapid debris cleanup.
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Joseph H. Hobson
South
Mobile
Hobson
Hattiesburg
Misa
New Orleans
Dignan Found Innocent of Murdering Hammond
Patrick H. Dignan a contractor was found not guilty of the murder of George H. Hammond a business agent of the Excavators and Asphalt Teamsters Union. Dignan said Hammond threatened him and that he believed Hammond would shoot him after a 1914 quarrel over alleged extortions and strike threats.
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Chicago
Patrick H. Dignan
George H. Hammond
Excavators and Asphalt Teamsters’ Union
Dignan
Hammond
Memphis Eyes Tourists Welcome Club Plan
Inquiries from Memphis prompt move to imitate Mobile's Tourists Welcome Club. Manager W. M. Clemens outlines plans in a letter to the Memphis Inquirer, noting the club's strong attention in Tennessee city and the intent to organize a Memphis version.
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Memphis
Tourists Welcome Club
Mobile
Tenessee
W. M. Clemens
Tourists
Memphis Inquirer
Binnacle Lamp Club Delivers Harrowing Shark Tales
At a Mobile Ship Chandlery meeting the Binnacle Lamp Club heard sailors recount brutal tiger shark encounters in tropical waters. Stories recalled two seamen killed and a dramatic chase where a giant tiger shark battled a smaller shark before being killed with rifle fire.
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Binnacle Lamp Club
Caribbean
Caymen Islands
Lester
Whitney-Bodden
St. Andrew
Colombia
Long road to healing as girl sings through burns at hospital
In Kansas City a child suffered severe burns after pulling a kettle of boiling water from a stove. Nurses and doctors paused work to hear the girl sing The Rosary, continuing amid the pain as she was treated. The mother Mrs Al Johnson carried her daughter to emergency care.
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Laura Johnson
Beenee
al Johnson
Ospital
Twins seek divorce in same case from 1909 marriages
Arnold and Harold Meintzer twins from Wauseon Ohio filed simultaneous petitions in Fulton common pleas court claiming their wives Bilda and Elva Conklin twins deserted them on March 4 1913. The Meintzers married the Conklins on October 20 1909.
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Twirm
Wausbeon
Ohio
Arnold
Harold Meintzer
Bilda
Elva Conklin
Fulton Common Pleas Court
Meintzer Brothers
Primary Results Feature Lewisee Defeats Lee in Maryland
In Maryland May 1 the primary results show David J. Lewisee defeating Senator Blair Lee for the United States Senate seat. Joseph I. Frances of Cecil is a Republican contender for the Senate, while Senator Lee carries support in four Baltimore districts. The Republican state convention edges toward an uninstructed delegation to Chicago, with leaders including Senator Smith and Ge Hartington. Congressional contests: J F C Tat defeats Lloyd Wilkinson for the Democratic nomination in the district. State conventions occur next week.
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Baltimore
David J. Lewisee
Blair Lee
United States
Tod
Seph I. Frances
Cecil
Lee
Smith
Ge Hartington
Cour
Altion
Ces
Chicago
J. F. C. Tat
Lloyd Wilkinson
Congress
Prohibited Liquor Found in Two City Raids
Deputy sheriffs raided Nick Ande Knox and Claiborne streets locating large quantities of illegal liquor. A subsequent search at William Abrams' residence uncovered whiskey and beer. Franklin and Knox streets will be targeted in follow up raids on both sites.
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Nick Ande Knox
Claiborne
William Abrams
Franklin
Knox
London polo star Captain Cheape among casualties
A report from last night lists Captain A Lie St. C. Cheape a well known international polo player among casualties in a mining incident. The details are incomplete with the casualty count and full circumstances pending.
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Cheape
Elcho
London
Mn Woun
Lie St. C. Cheape
Luxury import ban bill introduced in duma
In April 29 report, a bill has been introduced into the duma to prohibit the importation of articles of luxury for a period of three years beginning June 1. The measure targets luxury goods to curb nonessential imports.
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Duma
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